Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Anax parthenope julius Lesser Emperor
Animal Group:	Dragonfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Family:	Aeshnidae
Description:	Male Abdomen + Anal Appendages : 52mm - 54mm Male Hindwing : 46mm - 52mm Female Abdomen + Anal Appendages : 46mm - 52mm Female Hindwing : 50mm - 53mm Larva : 55mm

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Common

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Status

Least Concern

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Aberdeen Country Park, Au Tau, Fung Yuen, Hok Tau Reservoir, Lamma Island, Lung Tsai Ng Yuen, Sha Lo Tung, South Lamma, Tung Chung Bay and Tung Ping Chau Global Distribution Borodino Islands, parts of China (including Manchuria and Taiwan), Japan and Korea

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References

More on Dragonfly in HK

Wilson, K.D.P., Tam, T.W., Kwan, S.P., Wu, K.Y., Wong, S.F., Wong, K. 2003. Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Hong Kong. Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong

Asia Dragonfly (http://www.asia-dragonfly.net/)